Donald Strubler

Donald Strubler

Senior Digital Compositor / 15 yrs

NYC

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Work History
  • DevOps/Pipeline Engineer and Founding Member

    Nexodus

    May 2019 - Present
    United States

    creating NEXODUS Cloud

  • Nuke Compositor

    Crafty Apes

    June 2020 - October 2020

    Nobody [2020]
    Star Trek: Discovery S3 [2020]

  • Compositor & Pipeline Developer

    Branch VFX

    June 2018 - June 2020
    Albany ny

    Developed:
    - Bonsai: PyQt node-based workflow tool, for automating deliveries and facilitating SG data
    - Metaforge: version representation creation for deliveries, internal dailies, archives, etc.
    - Crawlspace: non-publish Workfile scanning for SG integration for disk management and archiving visualization

    - SG AMI web workflows for deliveries, disk crawling, CDL/LUT workflow
    - Standard pipeline to SGTK conversion for sister company ShadeVFX
    - Implementation of OCIO
    - Micro-pipelines for conforming, comping, delivering various hundred+ shot Nickelodeon projects in 3-5 day timelines.

    R/D: Vishnu: Artist scheduling and resource projection interface

    Old Story [CBS 2018]
    Jessica Jones 2 [Netflix/Marvel 2018]
    Cosmos [CBS 2019]
    I'm Thinking of Ending Things [Netflix]

  • Look Dev Compositor

    Crafty Apes

    May 2017 - March 2018
    New York, New York

    Star Trek (CBS)
    Python pipeline assistance

  • Look Dev Compositor

    Zoic Studios

    February 2017 - May 2017
    New York, New York

    Marvel/Netflix "The Defenders"

  • Compositor

    Crafty Apes

    March 2015 - September 2015
    Atlanta

    Captain America: Civil War [2016]
    Havenhurst [2015]
    Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving [2015]


  • Nuke Compositor

    Method Studios

    July 2012 - August 2013
    Santa Monica

    Lead/Nuke Compositor + Python

    Seventh Son [2014]
    Black Sky [2013]
    Iron Man 3 [2013]
    Riddick [2014]
    Beautiful Creatures [2013]

    Commercials:
    2013 Kia Spacebabies Superbowl Commercial

  • Compositor

    Shade VFX

    March 2012 - July 2012
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    The Dictator [2012]
    Chernobyl Diaries [2012]
    Argo [2012]
    Jack Reacher [2012]
    Gangster Squad [2012]
    various commercials

  • Compositor

    Method Studios

    August 2011 - March 2012
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Wrath of The Titans [2012]

  • Compositor

    Superfad

    July 2011 - August 2011

    Pella™ Windows commercial

  • Compositor

    Shade VFX

    February 2011 - June 2011

    Water for Elephants [2011]
    Fright Night [2011]

  • Compositor

    Zoic Studios

    December 2010 - February 2011

    Nuke Compositor on 'V'

    Matte painting, set extensions, mothership comps and keys for ep 207

  • Compositor

    Motion Theory

    November 2010 - December 2010

    Nuke Compositor
    Expedia 'Brainteaser' Spot
    Target reading spot

  • Compositor

    Logan

    November 2010 - November 2010

    Nuke Compositor for Cadillac Holiday spot

  • Lighting Artist + LookDev

    Psyop

    October 2010 - November 2010

    "You Can Tell It's A Dell" Spot

  • Compositor

    Süperfad

    September 2010 - October 2010

    Nintendo spot: Kirby's Epic Yarn Adventure - Nuke Artist

  • Compositor + Lighter

    Sony Pictures Entertainment/Columbia Pictures

    March 2010 - September 2010

    Battle: Los Angeles (2011)

  • Compositor + Lighter

    Luma Pictures

    June 2009 - March 2010

    Battle: Los Angeles (2010)
    The Green Hornet (2010)
    Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
    Fame (2009)

  • Sandblaster

    Performedge

    2005 - 2007
Education
  • Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer animation

    Full Sail University

    2007 - 2009